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 Rega, the Swiss not-for-profit air rescue organization, last year for the first time surpassed 10,000 annual helicopter missions, at 10,425.

Columbia Helicopters has dispatched one of its Boeing 234 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopters to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula to assist with wildfire suppressio

Sikorsky Global Helicopters has delivered six more S-300CBi trainers to Bristow Academy’s existing fleet of 48 of the models.

Despite plummeting revenues and profits at parent company Textron, Bell Helicopter posted significantly improved first-quarter results compared with the sa

While the FAA develops new rules to improve the safety of helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS), the ranking Republicans on the House Transportation

President Obama reportedly is set to name former astronaut Charles Bolden Jr.

Embraer delivered the first Lineage 1000 on May 8 to His Excellency Aamer Abdul Jalil Al Fahim of Abu Dhabi.

With an effective deadline of June 1 looming, five trade associations sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking her to withdraw

FAA and Transport Canada certification of Bell’s new 429 light twin could come as early as this month.

Honda Aircraft has announced a delay in first flight of the conforming prototype HondaJet and projected first customer delivery.

On March 10 next year the FAA is expected to issue its final rule covering mandatory equipage of ADS-B avionics, and agency officials are tight lipped abou

An anemic market for business jets and the recent loss of a major customer will have no effect on the flight-test schedule or certification of the Pro Line

Bell Helicopter anticipates receiving Transport Canada type certification for the 429 twin-turbine light helicopter by the end of June, followed swiftly by

Following growing objections from the general aviation community, the Transportation Security Administration relaxed some security restrictions that went i

Since Hank Krakowski became COO of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization in October 2007, he has focused his attention on making the ATC system more efficient

In the view of many airline chief pilots, the established system of professional pilot training produces pilots who– while satisfactory in a single-crew op

Despite the current economic crisis and the absence of two major U.S.

At EBACE last month, Boeing Business Jets announced that current president Steve Hill would be retiring in July after 30 years at Boeing and that Steve Tay

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said during a speech at the U.S.

With “revenues…down significantly in the last year,” Cessna chairman, CEO and president Jack Pelton announced on April 29 that, “To ensure our focus is on

With layoffs, furloughs, production cutbacks and cost controls, the industry is adjusting to the stress of the recession and the reduced demand for busines

The FAA has proposed levying a $1.3 million fine on Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines for improper scheduling of flight-crew du

The City of Santa Monica’s longstanding effort to ban Category C and D aircraft from operating into Santa Monica Airport was again blocked last month, this

NBAA commended the House of Representatives for passing the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 on May 21.

NBAA told AIN that the eApis implementation that took effect on May 18 has largely been a nonevent for business aircraft operators.

Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair reported another quarter of positive EBITA profits in a difficult economic environment, putting the Pia

The long-awaited auction of the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation might be held on June 24, according to Mike Press, owner of Eclipse 500 S/N 004 and pre

According to Brian Foley, president of business aviation investor consultancy Brian Foley Associates, “The worst of the cataclysmic economic events are beh

The Senate on May 21 confirmed former Air Line Pilots Association president Randy Babbitt as the next FAA Administrator for a five-year term.

Van Nuys, Calif.-based Elite Aviation has filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, Northwest District, accusing charter broker JetCardPlus an